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98253

ZIP 98253 is Greenbank, Washington, in Island County; area code 360; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Island
Metro area
Oak Harbor, WA
Population
2,311
Coordinates
48.0840, -122.5725
☼ Live from 98253 — Greenbank, WA

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Where 98253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 98253
  • 🔢 Type 98253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZBG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 98,253 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1213. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 98252 (Granite Falls, WA, 40 mi away) and 98255 (Hamilton, WA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 98253 becomes 35289, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23958, 25389, 25839, 25938, 28359, 28395, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32958 in Sebastian, FL, 2,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,315 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 98253 and you would come out at 48.08°S, 57.43°E — 589 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 21m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 98253 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,311This ZIP2,311
Households1,226This ZIP1,226
Housing units1,785This ZIP1,785
Median age66.3This ZIP66.3Washington38.3US 38.9
Median household income$71,131This ZIP$71,131Washington$98,141US $80,734
Median home value$789,800This ZIP$789,800Washington$564,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,470This ZIP$1,470Washington$1,760US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.1%This ZIP60.1%
Mean commute37.4 minThis ZIP37.4 min
Population density211.2 / sq miThis ZIP211.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees129This ZIP129
Annual payroll$5,266,000This ZIP$5,266,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$109,963,000This ZIP$109,963,000

Land area

Land area10.94 sq miThis ZIP10.94 sq mi
Water area6.13 sq miThis ZIP6.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 98253

ZIPCityDistance
98249 Freeland, WA 5.0 mi
98358 Nordland, WA 6.0 mi
98260 Langley, WA 6.5 mi
98239 Coupeville, WA 8.7 mi
98339 Port Hadlock, WA 8.9 mi
98282 Camano Island, WA 9.5 mi
98325 Chimacum, WA 11.8 mi
98236 Clinton, WA 11.9 mi
98340 Hansville, WA 12.0 mi
98368 Port Townsend, WA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 98253?

98253 is in Greenbank, Washington, in Island County, part of the Oak Harbor, WA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.0840, -122.5725.

What county is 98253 in?

98253 lies in Island County.

What area code is 98253?

Greenbank uses area code 360, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 98253 in?

98253 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 98253?

About 2,311 people live in ZIP code 98253, in 1,226 households, at 211.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 98253?

$71,131 a year, against $98,141 across Washington.

What ZIP codes are near 98253?

The closest are 98249 (5 mi), 98358 (6 mi), 98260 (6.5 mi), 98239 (8.7 mi) and 98339 (8.9 mi).

Is 98253 a PO Box ZIP code?

98253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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